Men's Match Play - Review

Back in May we had over 64 players sign up to play in this years match play event. This event runs throughout the year and 2 weeks ago our final match was played crowning this years champion. Congratulations to Wade Brackenbury who won this year's event after his final match against Neil Downs.

Champion - Wade Brackenbury ($300)
Finalist - Neil Downs ($200)
Semi-Finalist - Ken Fedosen ($100)
Semi-Finalist - Richard Hart ($100)
Quarter-Finalist - Steve Campbell ($75)
Quarter-Finalist - Ophir Dzaldov ($75)
Quarter-Finalist - Steve Cooper ($75)
Quarter-Finalist - Rob Watt ($75)

Solheim Cup 2016

The 2016 Solheim Cup was contested on Sunday. 

 And Purple retained the Cup!

  Purple 11 points – Fuschia 10 points.  

Most Improved

If there’s one thing we’d all like to do as golfers, it’s improve our handicap.

Golf is the only sport where a single number tells the world how good you are. It’s a sense of pride when the question is raised by your group at the first tee with the inevitable question

“What is your handicap?” 

It’s refreshing to see golfers who have shown their handicaps who’s boss. The golfers featured here started at different standards, took different approaches, and had different goals. The one thing they have in common is that they have all improved substantially during the last 12 months.

Airlie Brown, Anne Hill and Veronca Raos-Dunn are the three most improved golfer for the women at Whitevale for this season. Congratulations, this is a great accomplishment!!!

Closing Women's Field Day

We didn't get the weather that we thought we were going to so we were lucky to get in our final women's event this year. Today was the women's closing field day and although mother nature tried to cause trouble we were able to finish todays event. Congratulations to the winning team of Theresa Arbuthnot, Linda Briggs, Gail Pimm & Diana Packer.

 

 

1st - Theresa Arbuthnot, Linda Briggs, Gail Pimm & Diana Packer (62.0)

2nd - Josette Bell, Anne Trimble, Anne Hill & Terri Toms (66.2)

3rd - Jacqui Dunne, Darlene Doyle, Debbie Couch & Tina Robinet (66.3)

4th - Jan Pugh, Sue Dickinson & Chris Denysek (69.0)

5th - Ann Griffin, Barb Rogers & Anna Lindsay (69.1)

6th - Patty Davis, Judi McIlroy & Julie Pingree (73.0)

7th - Lisa Mackie, Veronica Raos-Dunn & Marianne Goss (74.2)

8th - Kandice Brackenbury, Elke Oley & Susanne Sambleson (74.6) 

Closing Men's Field Day

Well it's hard to believe that we are already at the end of the 2016 season. We have had such great weather which I'm sure has made time feel like is has passed us by even quicker then normal. I think it's only fitting that on our final day the forecast called for rain which we did see but all groups finished and we had a number of good scores. Congratulations to the winning team of Colin Dunne, Brad Haley, Anthony Sgovio, & Nigel Rennie.

1st - Brad Haley, Anthony Sgovio, Colin Dunne & Nigel Rennie (57.7)
2nd - Don Davis, Mike Raptopulos, Ron Stoneburgh & Gordon Lee (58.6)
3rd - Jared Docking, Mike Cann, Brandon Wieser & Art Belanger (58.8)
4th - Chris Couch, Ed Griffin & Stan Lam (59.5)
5th - John Trimble, Steve Major, Kim Blake & Tom Kelly (60.4)
6th - Mike Lindsay, Rob Connors, Brian Morran & Bill Getz (61.3)
7th - Steve Campbell, Peter Leaney, Geoff Mitchell & Don Pickthall (61.5)
8th - Glenn Davis, Dan McConnachie, John Thompson & Wayne Rossall (62.2)
9th - Bob Doyle, John McCormick, David Bird & Steve Wyzynski (62.5)
10th - Bob Nebel, Paul Cormier, Stephen Stuart & Patrick Convery (63.2)
11th - Mark Burrell, Walt Lemon, Steve Hewitt & Dave Whiting (63.7)
12th - Jim Glover, Mike Harris, Art Pingree & Dave Leonard (64.3)
13th - Dennis Matton, Brian Fee, Paul Thackery & Bill Fox (64.4)
14th - Kevin Hughes, Jerry Kimber, Gerry Lawrence & Brian King (64.6)
15th - Mark Brewer, Mark Crerar, Ken Oley & Wayne Carpenter (64.7)
16th - Al Swartz, Craig Ferns, Dave Convery & Bob Tennyson (67.3)
17th - Michael Woolgar, Darren Farmer, Darryl Cooper & Peter Wieser (67.4)

Final Men's Night Shot-Gun

Yesterday we held our final men's night shot-gun for the 2016 season and had a total of 83 players for the event. Callaway Golf was one of our main sponsors and congratulations to Mike Forman who was the lucky winner of a new XR driver. Congratulations also goes out to (L to R) Chris Cummins, Bryce Percy and Harry Cummins who won the event with a total score of 26 under par.

1st - Bryce Percy, Chris Cummins, Harry Cummins & Clayton Ricketts (-26)
2nd - Brad Hewitt, Steve Hewitt, Don MacDonald & Geoff Mitchell (-25)
3rd - Don O'Connell, Mike Karl, Dale Bartlett & Mike Forman (-21)
t-4th - Steve Kelleher, Gerry Lawrence, Ken Oley & Joe Beninato (-20)
t-4th - Tom Gallagher, Brad Haley, Ron Bondar & Steve Major (-20)
t-6th - Peter Lambrinos, Michael Woolgar & Bob Spahn (-19)
t-6th - Josh Hewitt, Forrest Todd, Aris Medeiros & Brent Wiens (-19)
8th - Wayne Rossall, Bill Getz, Don O'Brien & Paul Dunphy (-17)
9th - Kim Blake, Don Hobb, John Liska & Steve Campbell (-15)
10th - Bill Fox, Art Pingree, Ron Stoneburgh & John Thompson (-14)
11th - Pat Scanga, Barry Catterall, Dave Walker & Cam Hreljac (-13)
12th - Dave Leonard, Walt Lemon, Don Alexnader & Howard Kirke (-12)
13th - Greg Shea, Tom Bermingham, Mike Shea & Joe Macina (-11)
t-14th - Mike Harris, Keith Jasper, Pat Convery & Paul Thackeray (-10)
t-14th - Fred Calvert, Wade Brackenbury, Andrew Jackson & Alan McGlade (-10)
t-14th - Terry Calder, Doug Bruce, Stan Steinwall & Craig Colquhoun (-10)
t-17th - Kevin Ashe, Brian Sharp, John Higginson & Dan McConnachie (-9)
t-17th - Elmar Moser, Rod Roblin & Les Pereira (-9)
t-17th - Bernie Docking, Jared Docking, Rich Hart & Craig Ferns (-9)
20th - Glenn Mackie, Jody Bevan, Don Davis & Brian Fee (-9)

Closest to the Pin (white tee) - #4 Bill Fox
Closest to the Pin (blue tee) - #14 Tom Bermingham
Closest to the Pin (50/50 draw) - #12 John Thompson

Post aerification update

Monday September 19^th 2016

 

Welcome members and guests. Last week’s greens aerification went extremely well. Weather and equipment cooperated perfectly. Golfers will find greens bumpy and painfully slow; this is unfortunately the short term pain we must endure before we reap the long term gain.  Today is the first day we will be mowing post aerification, and we will be doing so in the late morning/early afternoon. The reason for this day time mow is to mow when the turf is dry. Morning dew makes everything sticky and mowing early while we have dew on the turf, causes us grief in a couple of ways. First, sand is picked up as it sticks to the rollers. We have invested quite significantly in the sand and we don’t want to pick it up and throw it away. Mowing when dry nearly eliminates this concern. We also won’t dull the reel blades as quickly mowing when dry as the sand stays deep in the canopy of the turf, giving us a better finished product.  I’ll apologize now for the mowers and employees on the greens when play is happening. We will do our best to minimize disruption, and we thank you for your patience.   Ball roll will begin to improve starting today.

Blair Rennie

Greens Superintendent

Senior Ryder Cup Qualifying - Extended

The qualifying for the 2017 Senior Men's Ryder Cup team has been extended to Sunday October 2nd. Please visit the pro shop where you will find a full breakdown of qualifying rules or see any of the professional staff.

Gerald Lloyd JUNKIN March 5, 1925 - September 12, 2016

It is with great sadness we report the passing of long time member Gerry "The Jar" Junkin.

 

 

 

Gerry Junkin passed away peacefully on September 12, 2016 in Scarborough, Ontario, at the age of 91. Gerry will be greatly missed by his wife Marjorie whom he married in 1950, daughters Debbie (Steve MacKay) and Lori (Glen Sheffield), his grandchildren Ryan MacKay and Lindsey Della Mora (Michael Della Mora) and great-grandson Luke Della Mora. Gerry was born in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, but moved to Scarborough at just 16 years old to play hockey. Hockey would continue to dominate Gerry's life as he continued to play well into his later years after playing in the American Hockey League for professional teams such as the Hollywood Wolves and the Boston Olympics. Gerry was a regular at the monthly NHL old timers hockey lunch in Markham at Shopsy's, where he has a permanent chair in his honour engraved with his name. Gerry’s career included working as a Technical Engineer for Ontario Hydro until his retirement in 1983. Gerry then enjoyed a second part time career as a Toronto Court Clerk until he completely retired to focus on playing golf at Whitevale Golf Club. It was at Whitevale where Gerry earned his nickname "The Jar" for jarring the ball in the hole. Gerry was universally loved around Whitevale Golf Club where he played from 1973 until just recently where he continued to hold senior honorary membership. The family will be hosting a celebration of life gathering on Sunday, October 16th at Whitevale Golf Club (2985 Golf Club Rd., Whitevale, Ontario L0H 1M0), from 1 until 4 p.m., with some special memories being shared by the family starting at 2 p.m. If desired, memorial donations made out to Ontario Minor Hockey Foundation, 25 Brodie Drive, Unit 3, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3K7, would be appreciated by the family. More information is available at http://www.hockeyfoundation.ca/waystogive.pdf or by calling 905-780-6642. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=gerald-junkin&pid=181412731#sthash.p1xk1OTL.dpuf

Fall Derby - Day 2 and Overall Results

Day 2 Results

1st - Glenn Davis, Dave Sutton, Kevin Ashe & Fred Calvert  (score 119.5) $32.50/player
2nd -Debbie Couch, Chris Couch, Mark Brewer & Margaret Hart (score 123) $22.50/player
3rd - Ron Bell, Josette Bell, Jodi Crerar & Mark Crerar (score 123.5) $18.25/player
4th - Peter Wieser, Brandon Wieser, Art Pingree & Don Pickthall  (score 124.5)
5th - Brian Fee, Steve Pawson, Steve Rodriguez & Tom Bermingham  (score 125)
6th - Pat Burrell, Jerry Kimber, Tom Kelly & Tom Markakos  (score 125.5)
7th - Suzi Snow-Liska, Ed Hogan, John Eales & Heinz Dahn (score 128)
T-8th - Wayne Carpenter, Steve Robinson, Will Harris & Ian Vaudry (score 128.5)
T-8th - Elmar Moser, Art Belanger, Les Pereira & Rod Roblin  (score 128.5)
10th - Padraig Darby, Nello Mariani, Mark Doyle & Joe Dotchin  (score 129)
11th - Wade Brackenbury, Peter Lambrinos, Ann Griffin & Ed Griffin (score 129.5)
12th - Dennis Matton, Kim Blake, Bob Nebel & John Trimble (score 130)
T-13th - Pat Lamanna, John Lyttle, Al Swartz & Michael Woolgar (score 132)
T-13th - Kevin Hughes, Robert Braid, Terry Calder & Al Kershaw (score 132)
15th - Jacquie Dunne, Colin Dunne, Brian Sharp & Bernie Docking (score 133.5)
16th - Wayne Rossall, Paul Dunphy, Bill Getz & Al Billington (score 135)
17th - Stephen Flude, Peter Leaney, John McCormick & Doug McIntyre (score 141)

Overall Results

1st - Glenn Davis, Dave Sutton, Kevin Ashe & Fred Calvert  (31 total points) $87.50/player
2nd - Ron Bell, Josette Bell, Jodi Crerar & Mark Crerar (30 total points) $70.00/player
3rd - Chris Couch, Debbie Couch, Margaret Hart & Mark Brewer (23 total points) $50.00/player
4th - Wayne Carpenter, Steve Robinson, Will Harris & Ian Vaudry (22 total points) $37.50/player
5th - Suzi Snow-Liska, Ed Hogan, John Eales & Heinz Dahn  (20 total points) $33.75/player
6th - Pat Burrell, Jerry Kimber, Tom Kelly & Tom Markakos  (19 total points)
7th - Wade Brackenbury, Peter Lambrinos, Ann Griffin & Ed Griffin (18 total points)
8th - Peter Wieser, Brandon Wieser, Art Pingree & Don Pickthall (17 total points)
T-9th - Brian Fee, Tom Bermingham, Stephen Pawson & Steve Rodriguez (16 total points)
T-9th -Dennis Matton, Kim Blake, Bob Nebel & John Trimble (16 total points)
11th - Pat Lamanna, John Lyttle, Al Swartz & Michael Woolgar (15 total points)
12th - Padraig Darby, Nello Mariani, Joe Dotchin & Michael Berry (10 total points)
13th - Kevin Hughes, Robert Braid, Terry Calder & Al Kershaw (9 total points)
T-14th - Jacquie Dunne, Colin Dunne, Brian Sharp & Bernie Docking (8 total points)
T-14th - Elmar Moser, Art Belanger, Rod Roblin & Les Pereira (8 total points)
16th - Wayne Rossall, Paul Dunphy, Bill Getz & Al Billington (3 total points)
17th - Stephen Flude, Peter Leaney, John McCormick & Doug McIntyre (1 total point)

Closest to the Pin "In 2" - #3 Terry Calder & #13 Jacquie Dunne

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Fall Derby!